December 2020
- N.C. Coastal Federation 2020 gift options support conservation, Coastal Review Online
Dec. 2 – OBX Today - Federation Announces 2020 Gift Options
Dec. 2 – Coastal Review Online - Commercial fishers needed to help remove lost fishing gear
Dec. 2 – Island Free Press - Teens Go Online to Help Marine Life
Dec. 2 – Coastal Review Online - Giving back to the sounds by recycling for reefs
Dec. 1 – The Coastland Times
January 2020
- Town calls for votes for shoreline project
Jan. 31 – Coastal Review Online - Kitty Hawk shoreline project seeks your votes
Jan. 31 – The Outer Banks Voice - Saturday’s annual oyster roast celebration will be featured live on the Island Free Press
Jan. 29 – Island Free Press - Community calendar, January 29 through February 1
Jan. 29 – The Coastland Times - North Carolina Coastal Federation’s year in review`
Jan. 28 – The Coastland Times - Group rolls out marine debris action plan
Jan. 24 – Coastal Review Online - Narrower rule replaces waters of the US
Jan. 24 – Coastal Review Online - Patsy Pond Trail roadside cleanup set
Jan. 22 – Coastal Review Online - Matt Barnett names 2020 president of AIA Wilmington Board
Jan. 21 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Stormwater resiliency project begins in Atlantic Beach
Jan. 18 – WNCT - Currituck-Dare Community Foundation and Currituck-Dare Woman’s Fund award more than $39,000 in local grants
Jan. 16 – The Outer Banks Voice - North Carolina marine debris action plan made public
Jan. 14 – WNCT - Surfrider Foundation Outer BanksChapter: coming to an end or starting fresh?
Jan. 8 – The Coastland Times - Heath remembered for environmental law
Jan. 6 – Coastal Review Online - Effort on to create NC’s first oyster trail
Jan. 6 – Coastal Review Online - States offer oyster shell, Christmas tree recycling
Jan. 2 – WWAY - Federation plans 2020 cleanup, oyster roast
Jan. 2 – Coastal Review Online - Outdoor notes for Jan. 2
Jan. 2 – New Burn Sun Journal - Feb. 1: Hatteras Island Oyster Roast
Jan. 2 – The Outher Banks Voice - Commentary: NCCF impact is positive in snapshot for the year
Jan. 1 – Carolinacoastonline
February 2020
- CRO receives 12 state press awards
Feb. 28 – Coastal Review Online - Beaufort backs marine debris effort
Feb. 26 – Coastal Review Online - Beaufort endorses plan against marine debris
Feb. 24 – WCTI12 - Kitty Hawk nominated for NCDOT Mobi Award
Feb. 18 – The Coastland Times - SC Remains in fight against offshore seismic testing
Feb. 18 – Law360 - CRC grants variance on jinks creek project
Feb. 18 – Coastal Review Online - Oysters and more at NCCF fundraiser
Feb. 17 – The Coastland Times - Waterman’s oyster roast to showcase North Carolina farmer’s rebound after hurricanes
Feb. 15 – Port City Daily - Photos: oyster shell-bagging workday
Feb. 14 – StarNewsOnline - Brunswick lands necessary discharge permit to produce RO-treated water
Feb. 13 – Port City Daily - Carolina Beach leaders vote on water quality study, speed limit changes
Feb. 11 – WWAY - Rotary hears about efforts to improve NC coast
Feb. 11 – Laurinburg Exchange - North Carolina Coastal Federation kicks off 2020 marine debris removal efforts
Feb. 8 – The Coastland Times - Sunset Beach wants exception to state regulations to dredge man-made canals, Jinks Creek
Feb. 6 – Port City Daily - Commissioners delay Porters Neck rezoning
Feb. 4 – Coastal Review Online - Pea Island restoration work nears end
Feb. 4 – Coastal Review Online - A taste of the Hatteras Oyster Roast
Feb. 4 – Coastal Review Online - Hatteras Island oyster roast in pictures: a chilly but festive shell-ebration
Feb. 3 – Island Free Press - A closer look at the Hatteras Island Oyster Roast, with inspired recipes to celebrate the “oyster season”
Feb. 3 – Island Free Press - The EPA just rolled back protections for wetlands. What does it mean for Cape Fear region?
Feb. 2 – Port City Daily
March 2020
- THE GREAT PAUSE: Local artist moves exhibit online, talks about developing meaningful projects
March 31 – Encore Magazine - 9 NC Resiliency Projects Receive Millions
March 30 – Coastal Review Online - NCCF snags grant for shoreline repairs in Cedar Point
March 30 – Carteret County News-Times - $2.7 million grant awarded for NC 24 causeway living shoreline
March 27 – Jacksonville Daily News - College, NC Coastal Federation receive grant to protect shoreline
March 26 – Carteret County News-Times - County OKs contract for Atlantic Harbor project
March 25 – Carteret County News-Times - NC Coastal Federation, Carteret Community College receive grant for living shoreline
March 24 – WCTI News Channel 12 - Stage Set For Battle Over Clean Water Rule
March 24 – Coastal Review Online - County readvertises for bids for Atlantic Harbor project
March 23 – Carteret County News-Times - Community Foundation Awards $67,400 in Community Enrichment Grants
March 20 – Island Free Press - Coastal Environmental Projects Get Funding
March 18 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal NC to get environmental grants
March 17 – Jacksonville Daily News - Over 70 Tons of Debris Clutters Our Marshes
March 10 – Spectrum News - ECU students volunteer spring break for service work
March 9 – WNCT - Venus’ flytraps at the Arboretum
March 6 – The Dispatch - NC Oyster Blueprint Workshop Set
March 6 – Coastal Review Online - NCCF and NCSG to promote mariculture tourism through oyster trail
March 6 – Carteret County News-Times - Local fishermen remove 62 tons of trash and debris around Topsail Island, moving on to Wrightsville Beach area
March 6 – Port City Daily - 45 tons of debris removed from Topsail Island waterways
March 5 – WECT News - County gets state permit for Atlantic Harbor dredging project
March 5 – Carteret County News-Times
April 2020
- Groups Challenge Clean Water Act Revision
April 30 – Coastal Review Online - Battered By Matthew And Florence, NC Must Brace For More Intense Storms
April 26 – WFAE - Two Projects to Reduce Runoff Complete
April 23 – Coastal Review Online - SPO: Work going well in Atlantic Harbor
April 23 – Carteret County News-Times - North Carolina Aquariums employ new way to celebrate 50th Earth Day
April 22 – The Coastland Times - Earth Day, Coastal Education Go Online
April 22 – Coastal Review Online - Environmental groups, aquarium offer suggestions for celebrating Earth Day at home
April 22 – Carteret County News-Times - Environmental groups continue protection, restoration
April 18 – Carteret County News-Times - Work Begins on Atlantic Harbor Project
April 14 – Coastal Review Online - Contractor begins work on Atlantic Harbor project
April 13 – Carteret County News-Times - Projects for NCCF headquarters, public boat access several years away
April 13 – Carteret County News-Times - NC Coastal Federation acquires land with Bogue Sound view
April 10 – Jacksonville Daily News - Couple Appeals Dismissal of CRC Case
April 9 – Coastal Review Online - UNCW’s Martin Posey Honored for Service
April 8 – Coastal Review Online - Court Rules Funds Rightfully Belong to Enviro Groups
April 8 – Southern Environmental Law Center - NC Coastal Federation, county partner to purchase land for preservation, headquarters
April 7 – Carteret County News-Times - Federation, Carteret Acquire Nearly 80 Acres
April 6 – Coastal Review Online - NCCF offers coastal scholarship
April 4 – Jacksonville Daily News - NC Supreme Court rules in favor of attorney general in Smithfield case, deals setback to conservatives
April 3 – The Progressive Pulse - Federal Judge Throws Out Challenge to CRC
April 1 – Coastal Review Online
May 2020
- NC Oyster Trail Opens to New Members
May 28 – Coastal Review Online - NC Oyster Trail Accepting Applications for Membership
May 28 – Island Free Press - North Carolina Coastal Federation has new oyster farm demo site in Wanchese
May 27 – The Coastland Times - Oyster Reef Restoration Efforts Could Use Your Help—And Your Oyster Shells
May 27 – Food and Wine - Oriental Begins Living Shoreline Project
May 27 – Coastal Review Online - NC Coastal Federation offers new virtual learning opportunities
May 20 – The Coastland Times - Court Denies Rehearing on Smithfield Lawsuit
May 19 – Coastal Review Online - Atlantic Harbor Dredging Work Complete
May 19 -Coastal Review Online Reprinted from Carteret County News-Times - NC Coastal Federation offers virtual learning opportunities
May 18 – Carteret County News-Times - News briefs: May 17
May 17 – Carteret County News-Times - Virtual Hands Across the Sand event set for Saturday
May 14 – Carteret County News-Times - Neighbors in the News
May 8 – Jacksonville Daily News - Craven County educator selected for prestigious Kenan Fellowship
May 8 – Sun Journal - Practice ‘coastal distancing’ with the NC Coastal Federation’s virtual learning opportunities
May 6 – WFMY News 2 - Stakeholders Meet to Advance Nature-Based Stormwater Management in North Carolina
May 4 – The Pew Charitable Trusts blog
June 2020
- Stormwater Issues Worsen As Climate Warms
June 30 – Coastal Review Online - Living Shoreline Work Underway
June 26 – Coastal Review Online - Effort On to Link Heritage Corridor, Greenway
June 25 – Coastal Review Online - Mattamuskeet Plan Advances to Next Phase
June 24 – Coastal Review Online - Scholarships and future plans for Cape Hatteras Secondary’s Class of 2020
June 24 – The Coastland Times - Hatteras graduate among 2020 Coastal Stewardship award winners
June 24 – OBX Today - Scouts, volunteers help with Carteret Community College shoreline repairs
June 23 – Carteret County News-Times - Hard-Hit Oyster Growers Ineligible For Aid
June 23 – Coastal Review Online - Low-Impact Development Virtual Workshop Set
June 22 – Coastal Review Online - ENC scout helping community college with shoreline restoration after Hurricane Florence
June 18 – WCTI 12 - Living Shorelines Open House Goes Online
June 17 – Coastal Review Online - New Hanover To Tweak Development Rules
June 17 – Coastal Review Online - Three Selected for Stewardship Awards
June 16 – Coastal Review Online - PHOTOS: Touch Tank Tuesday goes online
June 16 – Star News Online - Topsail Beach Takes on Stormwater, Erosion
June 11 – Coastal Review Online - Contractor works to finish Atlantic Harbor granite sill
June 11 – Carteret County News Times - From Coastal Dunes to Kelp Farms, Honda Marine Science Foundation Supports New Conservation Projects across America
June 4 – PRNewswire - NC Has Plan, But Resilience Work Lies Ahead
June 4 – Coastal Review Online - State Now Has Plan For Climate Resilience
June 3 – Coastal Review Online
July 2020
- Atlantic Harbor Wave Attenuators Work Set
July 28 – Coastal Review Online - Contractor to work on Atlantic Harbor wave attenuators
July 27 – Carteret County News-Times - Construction of three new living shoreline sills underway near NC Coastal Federation Wanchese office
July 19 – The Coastland Times - Latino Conservation Week Begins Saturday
July 17 – Coastal Review Online - NC Coastal Federation: More investment needed in mariculture infrastructure
July 17 – Carteret County News-Times - Touch Tank Tuesday Goes Live Online
July 16 – Coastal Review Online - Study Identifies Shellfish Growers’ Needs
July 13 – Coastal Review Online - Hundreds of Carteret County businesses receive PPP loans
July 13 – Carteret County News-Times - Federation’s Pelican Awards Go Online
July 9 – Coastal Review Online - Lake Mattamuskeet Finalizes Restoration Plan
July 7 – Public Radio East - Wanchese Shoreline Sills Nearly Complete
July 6 – Coastal Review Online - Local oyster farms and restaurants claim their spots on the NC Oyster Trail
July 5 – The Coastland Times - North Carolina completes coastal resilience plan
July 5 – Carteret County News-Times - Emerald Isle hires Williams as clerk, human resources officer
July 4 – Carteret County News-Times - Living shoreline open house set for July 8
July 3 – The Coastland Times - Neighbors in the News
July 3 – Jacksonville Daily News - Blounts Creek case heads to NC Supreme Court
July 2 – Washington Daily News - Flooding of Blounts Creek with Martin Marietta’s Mine Wastewater before N.C. Supreme Court
July 2 – Southern Environmental Law Center - New Law Addresses Abandoned Boats
July 2 – Coastal Review Online - Federation, Sound Rivers Challenge Permit
July 2 – Coastal Review Online
August 2020
- Coastal cleanup to remove abandoned boats and debris from N.C. shoreline
Aug. 31 – WCTI - Dare County Public Works Labor Day Schedule 2020
Aug. 31 – Island Free Press - Dare Candidate Forums Set Via Zoom
Aug. 31 – Island Free Press - North Carolina Coastal Federation receives $121,090 for marine debris removal from NOAA
Aug. 28 – WNCT - Dare Candidate Forums Set Via Zoom
Aug. 28 – Coastal Review Online - North Carolina Coastal Federation gets money for marine debris removal
Aug. 28 – WITN - Cape Carteret wetlands repair waits for NCDOT; NC Coastal Federation looks for funding opportunities
Aug. 24 – Carteret County News-Times - Motions Filed In Appeal Challenging CRC
Aug. 19 – Carolina Coast Online - Atlantic Harbor Project Nears Completion
Aug. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Kill Devil Hills approves soundside access improvements
August 18 – The Coastland Times - EDITORIAL: Pelican Awards highlights community journalism
Aug. 16 – Carolina Coast Online - Lake Mattamuskeet Plan Virtual Meeting Set
Aug. 13 – Coastal Review Online - Meet Wilmington’s 40 Under 40 Award winners for 2020
August 12 – Jacksonville Daily News - Federation Named for Oyster Project Funding
Aug. 10 – Coastal Review Online - Property donors, reserve staff receive 2020 Pelican Awards
Aug. 10 – Carteret County News-Times - Ocracoke Observer wins Pelican Award
August 8 – The Outer Banks Voice - Photo: Town of Swansboro wins Pelican Award
Aug. 7 – Jacksonville Daily News - Federation Celebrates Annual Pelican Awards
Aug. 7 – Coastal Review Online - NCCF seeking site in Onslow: Mariculture project
Aug. 5 – Tideland News - NC Coastal Federation to hold 2020 Pelican Awards online
Aug. 3 – Carteret County News-Times
September 2020
- PFAS in NC Waters Virtual Forum Oct. 22
Sep. 29 – Coastal Review Online - NCCF kicks off oyster shell recycling program
Sep. 28 – Carteret County News-Times - Moratorium on offshore drilling reportedly coming for North Carolina
Sep. 26 – The Coastland Times - NC Water, Land Projects Awarded $14.6M
Sep. 25 – Coastal Review Online - Questions Linger on Offshore Drilling, Seismic
Sep. 25 – Coastal Review Online - North Carolina Coastal Federation receives marine debris removal grant from NOAA
Sep. 24 – The Coastland Times - Volunteers clean up the coast during International Coastal Cleanup
Sep. 24 – Carteret County News-Times - Settlement reached on petition, Harkers Island bridge project to move forward
Sep. 24 – Carteret County News-Times - Ocean May Be Key to Feeding World: Study
Sep. 24 – Coastal Review Online - Students take time away from virtual college to learn outside the classroom
Sep. 23- The Daily Tar Heel - Offshore drilling ban will extend to North Carolina, Sen. Tillis says
Sep. 21 – The News and Observer - Plans for 15 additional acres of oyster reef construction in Pamlico Sound underway
Sep. 19 – The Coastland Times - N.C. Coastal Federation to remove abandoned vessels in Albemarle-Pamlico Sound
Sep. 18 – The Outer Banks Voice - Frank Nesmith: ‘Kindred Spirit,’ Coastal Hero
Sep. 18 – Coastal Review Online - Federation Launches Shell Recycling Program
Sep. 17 – Coastal Review Online - Planning commission recommends partial rezoning for NC Coastal Federation land
Sep. 17 – Carteret County News-Times - Pamlico Oyster Reef Habitat to Grow 15 Acres
Sep. 14 – Coastal Review Online - County is rich with walking and hiking trails
Sep. 12 – Carteret County News-Times - Cleanup Organizers Adjust During COVID-19
Sep. 11 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Restaurants’ Plastic Usage Rebounds
Sep. 10 – Coastal Review Online - Report Links Racial, Environmental Justice
Sep. 9 – Coastal Review Online - Contractor finishes Carteret County portion of Atlantic Harbor project
Sep. 9 – Carteret County News-Times - Register for the Fall Kayak Fishing Tournament
Sep. 7 – OBX Today - State asks for help with collecting marine debris on Masonboro Island
Sep. 4 – WWAY News - Wilmington natives selected to ECU internship program
Sep. 4 – Jacksonville Daily News - Here in the east, North Carolina Coastal Federation is receiving $121,090 to help with the removal of at least 20 abandon boats and debris.
Sep. 3 – WNCT - ‘Don’t go near the water’: Concerning fecal coliform bacteria levels in Bradley Creek watershed branch
Sep. 3 – Port City Daily - NC Coastal Federation connects students to coastal science with free learning kits
Sep. 3 – Carteret County News-Times - Federation to Receive Debris Removal Grant
Sep. 2 – Coastal Review Online - Dare County League of Women Voters announce virtual candidate forums
Sep. 1 – OBX Today - NC Coastal Federation receives grant for debris, vessel cleanup efforts
Sep. 1 – Carteret County News-Times
October 2020
- More than $1 Million environmental grants available for NC
Oct. 31 – WCTI 12 - Bogue Sound Shoreline Project Gets Funding
Oct. 30 – Coastal Review Online - N.C. Coastal Federation Receives Grant For Living Shoreline Project
Oct. 30 – Public Radio East - Peterson Leaves Legacy of Coastal Science
Oct. 29 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Researcher Pete Peterson Dead at 74
Oct. 29 – Coastal Review Online - Restoration Systems starts “Living Shoreline” subsidiary to protect land in “coastal friendly” fashion
Oct. 28 – Daily Courier - Attorney General Josh Stein Announces More Than $1 Million in Environmental Grants in Eastern North Carolina
Oct. 27 – STL News - College Shoreline Restoration Work Begins
Oct. 26 – Coastal Review Online - PFAS Levels Still High Despite Emission Cuts
Oct. 26 – Coastal Review Online - To combat historic oyster loss, Audubon restores reefs on Cape Fear
Oct. 24 – Port City Daily - North Carolina Coastal Federation and North Carolina Division of Coastal Management partner on large scale marine debris and vessel removal project
Oct. 23 – The Caswell Messenger - Marine Debris Removal Project Underway
Oct. 22 – Coastal Review Online - Work begins on community college shoreline restoration
Oct. 23 – Carteret County News-Times - 40 Under 40: Kerri Allen
Oct. 22 – StarNews Online - PHOTOS: Meet the 40 Under 40 honorees for 2020
Oct. 22 – StarNews Online - Audubon Completes Phase 1 of Reef Project
Oct. 21 – Coastal Review Online - Lake’s Health Requires Ridding It of Carp
Oct. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Judge rules suit against seismic testing off Outer Banks “moot” as permits set to expire
Oct. 14 – Island Free Press - Atlantic Harbor project comes in just over budget
Oct. 13 – Carteret County News-Times - ‘Shellabrate’ Oyster Week in North Carolina
Oct. 13 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal advocacy group to clear out abandoned boats in Outer Banks waterways
Oct. 12 – The Virginian-Pilot - Seismic Permit Challenge Dismissed as Moot
Oct. 12 – Coastal Review Online - Hoop Pole Nature Trail brings memory of a tree climb with wife-to-be
Oct. 10 – Carteret County News-Times - Forum on PFAS is Oct. 22
Oct. 9 – Bladen Journal - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Job well done
Oct. 4 – Carteret County News-Times - NCCF, Cherry Point work together on large living shoreline
Oct. 4 – Carteret County News-Times - Expiring IHAs Can’t Be Renewed: Filing
Oct. 1 – Coastal Review Online - Protecting our Coasts: Atlantic Reefmaker Wave Attenuator System Reducing Coastal Erosion
Oct. 1 – Directions Mag - NCCF Restaurant to Reef program to recycle oyster shells up and running
Oct. 1 – The Coastland Times
November 2020
- NCCF seeks fishermen to help collect lost gear
Nov. 30 – Carteret County News-Times - Commissioners approve rezonings for joint county, NCCF property
Nov. 28 – Carteret County News-Times - Rain gardens at UNCW reduce millions of gallons of runoff otherwise destined for Bradley Creek
Nov. 26 – Port City Daily - UNCW Installs Rain Garden to Reduce Runoff
Nov. 25 – Coastal Review Online - Cherry Point gets $1M federal grant for living shoreline project
Nov. 25 – Carteret County News-Times - If you’re having oysters over the holidays, recycle the shells for new reefs
Nov. 24 – OBX Today - Offer made on county-owned Buxton Harbor property; Avon Harbor has commission attention
Nov. 24 – The Coastland Times - Federation Calls for Recycled Oyster Shells
Nov. 20 – Coastal Review Online - North Carolina Coastal Federation is currently accepting applications for “on-water” cleanup assistance
Nov. 19 – Island Free Press - Fishers Needed for Marine Debris Project
Nov. 18 – Coastal Review Online - Applications open to assist with the Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project
Nov. 18 – The Outer Banks Voice - Pew Joins Projects to Boost US Military Base Resiliency Through Conservation
Nov. 18 – PEW Charitable Trusts - Ocean Isle Beach’s terminal groin lawsuit will be heard by Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals next month
Nov. 16 – WECT - Carteret Community Foundation announces grant awards
Nov. 16 – Carteret County News-Times - Temporary Rules Needed to Protect Wetlands
Nov. 16 – Coastal Review Online - Jacksonville Adopts Derelict Vessel Ordinance
Nov. 12 – Coastal Review Online - Polluting power plant in North Carolina ordered to shut down
Nov. 10 – Southern Environmental Law Center - The Nature Corner: Oysters – yum, yum
Nov. 7 – Carteret County News-Times - ‘From Shore to Shoes’: the future of sustainability in the footwear industry
Nov. 4 – Technician Online - DCM, NCCF receive grant for debris and derelict removal
Nov. 4 – Carteret County News-Times - North Carolina Coastal Federation highlights standout AmeriCorps member achievements
Nov. 4 – The Coastland Times - Warning of the next Chemours, environmental groups rally for industrial code update three years after rule change
Nov. 3 – Port City Daily
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